photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock Jussie Smollett is speaking out about the homophobic attack against him earlier this week in Chicago. It was reported that two white men approached Jussie around 2 a.m. in Chicago as he was leaving a Subway. The men beat Jussies, fracturing his ribs, poured an unknown substance on him,…… read more »
photo credit: Heikki Wichmann // Shutterstock Tekashi69 has reached a plea deal with the Feds, apart of which he has plead guilty to 9 counts including racketeering, conspiracy, firearms offenses and narcotic trafficking. Tekashi was indicted back in November of charges of racketeering, facing life in prison. It is unknown what his sentencing will be now, but based…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey has chosen the first day of Black History Month to announce he is running for president in 2020. Booker is senator who has been the mayor of Newark, Jersey. In his announcement video, Booker also notes that he is “the only senator who goes home to…… read more »
photo credit: Mega Pixel // Shutterstock The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is issuing a new application form making it easier for some transgender people to list their gender on their driver’s licenses and identification cards. The new “sex designation” form will replace the requirement for a surgeon’s letter when changing the gender marker on the…… read more »
photo credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock The football game against ECU and Virginia Tech was set to take place in September but Hurricane Florrence touched down in N.C., resulting in the game being cancelled. As a result, VT has decided to cancel its future games against ECU in Greenville for 2019, 2023 and 2025. Gov. Roy Cooper…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock Cops in the case of Jussie Smollett, who was the victim of a homophobic hate crime on Monday night, think they have a camera angle that revealed a “person of interest” who is now wanted for questioning. Authorities have been looking at surveillance videos from surrounding stores looking for…… read more »
photo credit: lev radin // Shutterstock To celebrate the release of her new single, “7 Rings,” Arianna decided to get a new tattoo. The singer posted a picture of her new tattoo on Instagram. It was supposed to say “7 Rings,” but Japanese fans let her know it actually spells out “shichirin,” which is a Japanese bbq grill. …… read more »
photo credit: taniavolobueva // Shutterstock Last year, Wendy Williams was diagnosed with Graves disease, an autoimmune disease caused by the overproduction of hormones of the thyroid. The show has been running re-runs since December, but now Nick Cannon will be temporarily guest hosting the show as Wendy takes a break. Earlier this month, she released a statement…… read more »
photos credit: Sterling Munksgard // Shutterstock NBA All-Star weekend is going down Feb 15-17, just in time for Valentine’s Day! This year’s the event will take place in Charlotte, NC, home state of J. Cole. Cole has just been announced at the headline performances along with Meek Mill. Anthony Hamilton, another N.C. native, will be performing the…… read more »
photo credit: Keith Homan // Shutterstock Tyson Foods has recalled more than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after receiving complaints about rubber material in their product. The company said the recall impacts its 5-pound plastic packages of Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets. According to a recall notice posted on the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service website,…… read more »